UK tech secretary says Online Safety Act won’t be changed to suit Silicon Valley
With age assurance and other online safety laws gaining momentum, stakeholders are facing the rugged terrain of the incoming U.S….
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Draft Indian data protection rules set vague age assurance, consent requirements
India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) wants to require consent for personal data processing and age assurance for…
Social media platforms to feel global regulatory crunch in 2025
2025 is shaping up to be a tough year for social media platforms, as the world trends toward stronger age…
New York governor signs legislation addressing AI, consumer data protection
New York State has taken a significant step forward in ensuring that its use of AI is carried out responsibly….
Yoti facial age estimation helps Yubo build trust with users
Yubo, which bills itself as a “live social discovery platform,” has released a new case study showing how they have…
Papua New Guinea to ban social media for youth, require age verification for adults
Papua New Guinea is riding Australia’s wake in legislating age assurance for social media. The nation’s Ministry for ICT this…
Kids are bypassing weak age assurance measure in droves, and it has to change: Ofcom
When Instagram says only eight percent of its users are between 13 and 16, it neglects to factor in that…
ACCS’s Tony Allen breaks down Australia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial
In Canberra on Thursday, Tony Allen, CEO of the Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS), presented a stakeholder briefing on the…
Biometrics emerge as likely age assurance option as Australian gov’t rules out ID docs
Kids in Australia may find themselves scrambling to create as many social media accounts as they can before the end…
Should app stores be responsible for age assurance? Meta says yes but experts disagree
Social media platforms are not fond of age assurance measures as a rule, but Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook,…
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